100 ANECDOTES OF FISHES 



Mr. Ladbroke, from his park at Gallon, pre- 

 sented Lord Egremont wilh a brace lhat weighed 

 thirty-five pounds. In 1793, at the fishing of a 

 large piece of water at Slourhead, where a thou- 

 sand brace of carp were laken, the largest was 

 thirty inches long, and twenty-lwo broad, and 

 weighed eighleen pounds. 



Mr. Milward has drawn carp from his marl 

 pils, weighing twenty-five pounds a brace, and 

 having two inches of fat upon them. They were 

 fed upon pease. 



A brace of carp were presented to the Princess 

 of Wales, weighing twenly-eighl pounds, caughl in 

 a pond near Godslone, Surrey. 



Dodsley's Regist. 1761. 



A large carp was caughl in ihe Thames, near 

 Hamplon Courl, which weighed ihirleen pounds. 



Taylor s Angling. 



At the Prince of Condes seat, at Chantilly, 

 the most pleasing things were the immense shoals 

 of very large carp, silvered over with age, like 

 silver-fish, and perfectly tame ; so lhal when any 

 passengers approached, ihey came lo the shore in 

 great numbers to be fed, bread being always ready 

 for ihem : they even suffered themselves to be 

 handled. Dr. Smith. 



